They seem to be - everywhere. Cameras, watching our every move. Now they're combining with new technology that lets law enforcement - cut to the chase - tracking down criminals. Technology that bringing them - face to face - with the people they want to find. 3 Police agencies in our area are starting to adopt facial recognition technology that they hope help catch criminals a lot quicker. Channel 4's Scott Johnson visited the Nassau County Sheriff's Office where they're starting to use this new technology. 3 19-2956-1'001'45-1'501'56if you're image is caught on camera... it can quickly be put in this system and your image can likely come up. I found that out quickly.to illustrate how good nassau county's new facial recognition software is they snapped a picture of me by cell phone...and within seconds dozens of photos from around the state popped up... including one that startled me ... my driver's license photo from 11 years ago.... with messy hair and all.Immediately they had access to all my personal information ... and it's this tool that's helping nassau county sheriff's deputies catch crooks.CAPT. GREGORY FOSTER/NASSAU COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE 15:20:04 - it can be surveillance cameras from convenience stores. Banks, restaurants. It can be shots from someone where a crime is occurring... can make digital image of. prior to this deputies in nassau county and many other agencies around florida would have to pour through books of mugshots hoping to track down a suspect caught on camera... but no longer... now it's electronic and is done immediately.15:21:00 - this type of tech has been around for years...we've heard about it.Talked about it. It's really getting off ground and it's starting to be easy system to use and use as a tool. when I talked with the general public about this... some were not surprised the technology exists.GARY BARLOW 15:46:04 - I think that's fair technology. 'why do you say that?' I don't think this method is new. It's just more processed technology. but others I talked to are pretty leery of it.KENNETH NIXON 15:44:18 - this ain't russia, this ain't communist. We're supposed to be free.That ain't free. I don't agree with that. 3 This has been in effect in nassau county for a couple months now. But no arrests from it so far. However other agencies around the state have made arrests , like who for example? Scott, where else is this technology used? Is it in Jacksonville?

NASSAU COUNTY, Fla. -

Police agencies across the U.S. are starting to adopt facial recognition technology. The Nassau County Sheriff's Office recently adopted the technology.

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The Sheriff's Office told Channel 4 Thursday night that the technology will help them catch criminals a lot faster.

Detectives snap a picture of a person with a cell phone and within seconds, dozens of photos pop up that recognize the face in question.

Channel 4's Scott Johnson let Nassau County deputies try the technology on him and Johnson's drivers license picture from 11 years ago popped up in the Nassau County system.

Captain Gregory Foster explained how it works.

"It can be surveillance cameras from convenience stores, banks, restaurants," said Nassau County Captain Gregory Foster. "It can be shots from someone where a crime is occurring, anything we can make a digital image of."

Prior to this, deputies in Nassau County and many other agencies around Florida would have to pour through books of mugshots hoping to track down a suspect caught on camera, but no longer as it's now electronic and done immediately.

"This type of technology has been around for years," Foster said. "We've heard about it, talked about it. It's really getting off ground and it's starting to be easy system to use and use as a tool."

When Channel 4 asked people how they thought about technology like this, some, like Gary Marlow, were all for it.

So far, Nassau County deputies said the new system hasn't led to any arrests, but they think it will only be a matter of time.

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